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The Art of Writing Great Lyrics
by Pamela Phillips Oland
For songwriters, composers and performers, this trail-blazing blueprint to crafting and understanding quality lyrics will prove a bottomless source of advice. Written by a nationally acclaimed songwriter, The Art of Writing Great Lyrics covers everything from communicating through song, defining styles, and collaborating with a partner to studying the market, making a great demo, and getting started on a songwriting career. Full of creative exercises, writing do's and don's, and a handy A to Z checklist for reviewing new songs, this insightful and highly motivating guide helps songwriters in all stages of their career to be at their creative best and make the right decisions. |
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Reviews
"To be a great lyricist, you need three basic and indispensable tools of songwriting: the Dictionary, the Thesaurus, and the Rhyming Dictionary...Pamela Oland has now added a fourth....her book."
—George Taweel, TLC Entertainment
"The Art of Writing Great Lyrics is a virtual road map for any songwriter —aspiring or professional—with a desire to master their craft. With solid advice, rare insight and undeniable empathy, the author illuminates the way to lyrical success."
—Dan Kimpel, Music Connection magazine
“From the first time I heard ‘Nobody Loves Me Like You Do,’ I became a fan of Pamela Phillips Oland. Great Lyrics are a rarity and this book contains a valuable insight into the art of writing great lyrics.”
—Susan Slamer, Vice President, Music Publishing
"In this book, probably the best I have read on the subject, Pamela enthusiastically shares her knowledge and experience with those interested in the art of creating and selling lyrics."
—Dean Kay, President, Demi Music Corp. and Lichelle Music Company
“In The Art of Writing Great Lyrics, Pamela Phillips Oland shows writers with a knack for songwriting, how to excel in the art of crafting memorable, recordable, successful lyrics.”
—Overture
"Cruelly dumped, the songwriter storms into his or her studio, slams the door and writes a heartbreaking platinum hit. According to Pamela Phillips Oland, one of the most prolific songwriters in the nation, this is no melodramatic fantasy. Oland's songs have been recorded by Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, and Frank Sinatra and featured on Xena: Warrior Princess and The Sopranos. She has worked in nearly every popular genre: rock, coutnry, gospel, R & B, theater, alternative rock, blues, and jazz, and she shares dozens of the tricks of her much-envied trade in The Art of Writing Great Lyrics. She even has the honesty to include an exegesis of a failed attempt: the first song she ever wrote."
—Publisher’s Weekly
"Oland prefers to think of her book as a “recipe for success”—and, in fact, she provides a solid foundation for anyone interested in the industry. The author shares a wealth of knowledge about many of the more ambitious aspects of the field, particularly on how to discriminate lyrics from poetry and how to become an adept miner of everyday conversation. Oland’s perspective will intrigue not only followers of the songwriting field but anyone captivated by the art of the written word."
—Library Journal
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